Investigation of the Handling of Re-Used Cooking Oil by Informal Food Traders in Region E (Alexandra, Wynberg and Sandton), City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality Author: Roxanne Devraj 1. INTRODUCTION ✔ Informal Food Trading has been one of the many self-help activities amongst the unemployed ✔ Sub Saharan Africa contributes to 72% unemployment rate in the world ✔ Currently there is no collection system for used cooking oil for informal food traders ✔ Study Areas focused on: Sandton, Alexandra, Wynberg ✔ Study Period: November 2013-March 2014 3. AIM 7. RESULTS ✔ To investigate knowledge of negative effects of reused cooking oil on human health and environment 4. OBJECTIVES ✔ To assess knowledge of informal food traders on health effects causes by repetitive use of cooking oil ✔ To assess knowledge of informal food traders on environmental impact caused by improper disposal of reused cooking oil ✔ To investigate the practices and attitude regarding handling of reused cooking oil ✔ To determine if informal food traders are aware that reused cooking oil can be recycled Photograph 1: Container used for storage of used cooking oil amongst children 2. Co-Author: Matshidiso Ernest Modungwa Figure 1: Knowledge on negative health effects caused by used cooking oil on human health Figure 5: Separation of cooking oil for food Figure 2: Knowledge on used cooking oil safety for consumers Figure 6: Changing of cooking oil for food preparation Figure 3: Awareness of negative impacts of improper disposal of used cooking oil Figure 7: Disposal method of used cooking oil Figure 4: Informal Food Traders indication for safe usage of cooking oil Figure 8: Awareness of recycling used cooking oil 8. 9. JUSTIFICATION ✔ Over-used cooking oil considered as “pure” by treating it with bleach such as Jik by informal food traders ✔ Improper disposal of used cooking oil in local storm water drains ✔ Resale of used cooking oil to the community ✔ Repetitive use of cooking oil Photograph 4: Environmental Health Practitioner conducting questionnaire 5. Photograph 2: Foam caused by repetitive reheating of used cooking oil Photograph 3: Frying area of informal food trader using cooking oil for deep frying CAT11967 COJ Health Posters on Correx X3 Poster 3.indd 1 METHODOLOGY ✔ Quantitative Study: objective and systematic process in which numerical data was used to obtain information ✔ Data Collection: Structured questionnaire ✔ Stratified sampling: method of sampling from a population ✔ Study Design-Cross Sectional: study that describes factors of interest as they exist in a specified population ✔ 104 out 310 Informal food traders were used as sample size 6. DATA ANALYSIS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 104 questionnaires were distributed 98 questionnaires were returned 88 were correctly completed Microsoft Excel – Tables and Graphs RECOMMENDATIONS ✔ Emphasis on Health Education on the negative effects of reused oil on human health, environment and recycling of used oil ✔ Establish a relationship between informal traders and a registered recycling oil company, so used oil can be collected and recycled ✔ Policy Review: All food traders involved in repetitive use of cooking oil should be mandated to have oil test kits ✔ Promote consumption of boiled or grilled food products rather than deep fried foods during food safety campaigns CONCLUSION ✔ 50% of informal food traders had knowledge on health effects of re-used oil, however they could not indicate specific effects ✔ Only 38% had knowledge of environmental impact due to improper disposal of used cooking oil but specific impacts could not be indicated ✔ Average of 43% indicated positive attitude towards handling of used oil whereas their practices were in contrary ✔ 70% of informal food traders were not aware that used cooking oil can be recycled 10/27/14 10:31:06 AM
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